clandestine

Definition of clandestine

Adjectives

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
"clandestine intelligence operations"
Synonyms:
cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
covert
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

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